Operation Manual

Status bar
The Writer status bar provides information about the document and convenient ways to quickly
change some document features.
Figure 60: Left end of status bar
Figure 61: Right end of status bar
Page number
Shows the current page number, the sequence number of the current page (if different), and
the total number of pages in the document. For example, if you restarted page numbering at 1
on the third page, its page number is 1 and its sequence number is 3.
If any bookmarks have been defined in the document, a right-click on this field pops up a list of
bookmarks; click on the required one.
To jump to a specific page in the document, double-click on this field. The Navigator opens.
Click in the Page Number field and type the sequence number of the required page and press
Enter.
Word count
The word count is shown in the status bar, and is kept up to date as you edit. Any text selected
in the document will be counted and displayed alongside the total count.
To display extended statistics such as character count, double-click the word count in the
status bar, or choose Tools > Word Count.
Page style
Shows the style of the current page. To change the page style, right-click on this field. A list of
page styles pops up; choose a different style by clicking on it.
To edit the current page style, double-click on this field. The Page Style dialog opens.
Language
Shows the language for the selected text.
Click to open a menu where you can choose another language for the selected text or for the
paragraph where the cursor is located. You can also choose None (Do not check spelling) to
exclude the text from a spelling check or choose More... to open the Character dialog.
Insert mode
This area is blank when in Insert mode. Double-click to change to Overwrite mode; single-click
to return to Insert mode. In Insert mode, any text after the cursor position moves forward to
make room for the text you type; in Overwrite mode, text after the cursor position is replaced by
the text you type. This feature is disabled when in Edit > Changes > Record mode.
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